Herefoss Church
Herefoss Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Birkenes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Herefoss, at the northern end of the Herefossfjorden, just west of the Norwegian National Road 41.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Birkenes, Agder, Norway
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hanefoss power station.
Hanefoss power station
Power station
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hanefoss power station is situated 1¼ km northwest of Herefoss Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herefoss and Søre Herefoss.
Herefoss
Village
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Herefoss is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern end of the Herefossfjorden which is a large lake on the river Tovdalselva.
Søre Herefoss
Village
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Søre Herefoss is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the southeastern shore of the lake Herefossfjorden, at the junction of the Norwegian National Road 41 and the Norwegian County Road 404. Søre Herefoss is situated 7 km south of Herefoss Church.
Mjåvatn
Village
Mjåvatn is a village in Froland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along Norwegian County Road 42, about 10 kilometres northwest of the village of Blakstad-Osedalen, about 4 kilometres south of the village of Hinnebu, and about 10 kilometres east of the village of Herefoss. Mjåvatn is situated 8 km east of Herefoss Church.
Herefoss Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Birkenes, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.52311° or 58° 31′ 23″ northLongitude
8.35016° or 8° 21′ 1″ eastElevation
87 metres (285 feet)Inception
1865Operator
Birkenes kirkelige fellesrådOpen location code
9FCCG9F2+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 449445245OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Herefoss Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Herefoss Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه هيرفوس”
- Finnish: “Herefossin kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Herefoss kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Herefoss kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Herefoss kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Herefoss kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Herefoss kirke”
- Norwegian: “Herefoss”
- Swedish: “Herefoss kyrka”
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